Five things UFC 309 cameras didn’t show, from Jon Jones’ classy act, Donald Trump’s YMCA dance & awkward Aspinall moment

THE UFC made its expansive instrumentality to New York past play successful what proved to beryllium different historical sojourn to Madison Square Garden.

The promotion's penultimate pay-per-view paper of the twelvemonth was headlined by Jon Jones' octagon instrumentality against erstwhile champion Stipe Miocic.

And the mixed martial arts fable made the maiden defence of his heavyweight crown with a sensational stoppage triumph in UFC 309's main event.

Jones, 37, stopped Miocic successful the 3rd circular of their MSG melee with a stunning SPINNING BACK KICK to the body.

And helium celebrated his archetypal 265lbs rubric defence by channelling his interior Donald Trump, who was cagseside for the clash of legends.

SunSport had 1 of the champion seats successful the location astatine 'The World's Most Famous Arena'.

And we spotted respective things TV cameras didn't broadcast, which you tin ticker successful the video above.

Jon Jones' people act

Former pound-for-pound king Jones made clip for 1 of his biggest fans - who helium met during combat week - arsenic helium basked successful the glow of his historical rubric defence.

Earlier successful the week, he'd secured tickets for combat instrumentality and brave bony crab battler Keyair Christie.

And Christie was fixed 1 of the champion seats successful the location conscionable down the media section.

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As helium made his mode backstage, Jones - who was inactive connected unreality nine, took - the clip to person a speech with the youngster.

He easy could person forgotten astir young Christie, who was beaming with joy, but gave him the clip of time during 1 of the biggest moments of his career. A classy infinitesimal from the heavyweight champ.

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Donald Trump's YMCA dance

President-Elect Donald Trump's beingness was felt astatine UFC 309 hours earlier helium arrived astatine the arena.

Scores of Secret Service agents patrolled the venue to marque definite it was harmless for him to participate hours earlier the archetypal combat of the night.

And helium blew the extortion disconnected the arena arsenic helium made his mode to his cageside spot next to Dana White moments earlier the main paper got underway.

Fans broke retired into chants of "USA, USA, USA" arsenic helium strolled to the cage to Kid Rock's 'American Badass'.

But they cheered adjacent louder erstwhile helium treated them to his viral YMCA dance, which Jones mimicked seconds aft stopping Miocic.

Michael Chandler's affectional embrace

Michael Chandler's hopes of a 2nd changeable astatine lightweight gold, and perchance the accidental to invited Conor McGregor backmost to the octagon, went up successful a plume of New York smoke.

The instrumentality favourite suffered a unanimous determination decision to erstwhile 155lbs champion Charles Oliveira successful UFC 309's co-main event.

He didn't amusement immoderate emotions wrong the octagon aft the defeat, though helium was intelligibly a forlorn fig arsenic helium made his mode past property row.

And helium had a touching infinitesimal with his woman Brie, kissing her earlier heading disconnected backstage.

Tom Aspinall's awkward arrival

Interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall made a subdued accomplishment into the VIP seats astatine Madison Square Garden conscionable earlier the main paper got underway.

But acknowledgment to immoderate bizarre seating arrangements from the UFC, helium and dada Andy had to locomotion past Jones' household to get to their seats.

Aspinall had to locomotion past Jones' NFL-playing brothers Arthur and Chandler arsenic good arsenic his rival's dad, who helium nodded to arsenic helium walked past.

Talk astir an awkward moment.

Deontay Wilder looking happy

Just days aft revealing his volition to combat again, erstwhile WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder decided to instrumentality successful immoderate fights successful person.

The Bronze Bomber had 1 of the champion seats successful the location for the card, sitting conscionable down seasoned announcer Bruce Buffer successful the VIP section.

And helium was each smiles arsenic helium took successful the fights, which helium arrived for conscionable earlier the commencement of the last preliminary bouts.

Joe Rogan mobbed by fans

UFC fans person agelong loved seasoned commentator Joe Rogan, who has been calling fights for implicit 2 decades.

And helium was mobbed by scores of them arsenic helium made his mode for a bath interruption betwixt 2 preliminary fights.

Thankfully for the 56-year-old, the obstruction and information kept the adoring fans from getting to him.

And helium chopped a relieved fig arsenic helium made his mode backmost to his spot to get backmost to chopping it up with colleagues Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik.

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